Sea Limited grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Sea Limited in 30 seconds
GoodSo-soWeak
Good
Are sales growing?
+36.4%
Yes. Sales grew 36.4% last year.
So-so
Does it make a profit?
6.9%
A little. It keeps 6.9% of every sale as profit.
Good
Does profit turn into cash?
19.7%
Yes. 19.7% of sales ends up as free cash.
Good
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
Good
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Key numbers, fiscal 2025
Market cap
Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$47.6B
Oct 23 close
P/E
Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
β
About these figures.Sea's cash nearly matches its equity and debt in 2025, which leaves very little invested capital, so return on capital is blank for 2025. Sea Limited is a foreign company: it files an annual report on Form 20-F, prepared under US accounting standards (US GAAP), instead of a 10-K, and no quarterly reports, so this page has fiscal years only. Its shares trade in the US as American depositary shares (ADSs), and one ADS can stand for several ordinary shares, so per-share figures are per ordinary share and the page has no market value, P/E or valuation model.
1
Sales and profit
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
Results dates
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Sea Limited did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
Revenue and margins
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited had $22.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 36.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +39.3% a year on average. Its operating margin was 8.7%, up 4.7Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
0$10B$20B$30B
FY16
Revenue $346M
FY17
Revenue $414M
FY18
Revenue $827M
FY19
Revenue $2.2B
FY20
Revenue $4.4B
FY21
Revenue $10.0B
FY22
Revenue $12.4B
FY23
Revenue $13.1B
FY24
Revenue $16.8B
FY25
Revenue $22.9B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Margins, % of revenue
β150%β100%β50%050%
FY16
Gross 32.7%
Operating β59.4%
Net β64.5%
FCF β34.4%
FY17
Gross 21.1%
Operating β121.3%
Net β135.3%
FCF β78.9%
FY18
Gross 1.8%
Operating β119.6%
Net β116.2%
FCF β81.3%
FY19
Gross 27.8%
Operating β41.0%
Net β67.2%
FCF β7.8%
FY20
Gross 30.8%
Operating β29.8%
Net β37.0%
FCF 5.0%
FY21
Gross 39.1%
Operating β15.9%
Net β20.6%
FCF β5.7%
FY22
Gross 41.7%
Operating β12.0%
Net β13.3%
FCF β15.9%
FY23
Gross 44.7%
Operating 1.7%
Net 1.2%
FCF 14.1%
FY24
Gross 42.8%
Operating 3.9%
Net 2.6%
FCF 17.6%
FY25
Gross 44.7%
Operating 8.7%
Net 6.9%
FCF 19.7%
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
GrossOperatingNetFCF
Net income and earnings per share
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited made $1.6B of net profit in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
β$3Bβ$2Bβ$1B0$1B$2B
FY16
Net income β$223M
FY17
Net income β$561M
FY18
Net income β$961M
FY19
Net income β$1.5B
FY20
Net income β$1.6B
FY21
Net income β$2.0B
FY22
Net income β$1.7B
FY23
Net income $151M
FY24
Net income $444M
FY25
Net income $1.6B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Diluted EPS
β$4.00β$2.000$2.00$4.00
FY16
Diluted EPS β$1.30
FY17
Diluted EPS β$2.72
FY18
Diluted EPS β$2.84
FY19
Diluted EPS β$3.35
FY20
Diluted EPS β$3.39
FY21
Diluted EPS β$3.84
FY22
Diluted EPS β$2.96
FY23
Diluted EPS $0.25
FY24
Diluted EPS $0.74
FY25
Diluted EPS $2.52
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
2
Cash and shareholders
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
Cash flow
KIRAΒ· Free cash flow was $4.5B in fiscal 2025, 19.7% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
β$2B0$2B$4B$6B
FY16
Free cash flow β$119M
FY17
Free cash flow β$327M
FY18
Free cash flow β$673M
FY19
Free cash flow β$170M
FY20
Free cash flow $220M
FY21
Free cash flow β$564M
FY22
Free cash flow β$2.0B
FY23
Free cash flow $1.8B
FY24
Free cash flow $3.0B
FY25
Free cash flow $4.5B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash from operations vs capital spending
β$2.0B0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B
FY16
Cash from operations β$102M
Capital spending $17.0M
FY17
Cash from operations β$259M
Capital spending $67.4M
FY18
Cash from operations β$495M
Capital spending $177M
FY19
Cash from operations $69.9M
Capital spending $240M
FY20
Cash from operations $556M
Capital spending $336M
FY21
Cash from operations $209M
Capital spending $772M
FY22
Cash from operations β$1.1B
Capital spending $924M
FY23
Cash from operations $2.1B
Capital spending $242M
FY24
Cash from operations $3.3B
Capital spending $318M
FY25
Cash from operations $5.0B
Capital spending $514M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash from operationsCapital spending
Dividends, buybacks and share count
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited returned $14.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 5.5%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
0$5M$10M$15M
FY16
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY17
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY18
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY19
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY20
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY21
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY22
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY23
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY24
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $0.0M
FY25
Dividends $0.0M
Buybacks $14.0M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DividendsBuybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
00.20B0.40B0.60B0.80B
FY16
Diluted shares 0.17B
FY17
Diluted shares 0.21B
FY18
Diluted shares 0.34B
FY19
Diluted shares 0.44B
FY20
Diluted shares 0.48B
FY21
Diluted shares 0.53B
FY22
Diluted shares 0.56B
FY23
Diluted shares 0.59B
FY24
Diluted shares 0.60B
FY25
Diluted shares 0.64B
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Insider trades
KIRAΒ· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
3
Financial health
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Balance sheet
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited has $10.5B more cash than debt.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Sea Limited can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B
FY16
Cash $170M
Debt β
FY17
Cash $1.4B
Debt $729M
FY18
Cash $1.0B
Debt $1.9M
FY19
Cash $3.2B
Debt $1.4B
FY20
Cash $6.3B
Debt $1.8B
FY21
Cash $10.2B
Debt $3.5B
FY22
Cash $6.9B
Debt $3.4B
FY23
Cash $5.4B
Debt $3.0B
FY24
Cash $8.6B
Debt $1.5B
FY25
Cash $10.6B
Debt $45.4M
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CashDebt
Fiscal year end
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
Cash and short-term investments
$10.2B
$6.9B
$5.4B
$8.6B
$10.6B
Debt incl. finance leases
$3.5B
$3.4B
$3.0B
$1.5B
$45.4M
Net debt / EBITDA
β
β
β3.6x
β6.8x
β4.5x
Debt / equity
0.5x
0.6x
0.5x
0.2x
0.0x
Interest coverage
β11.6x
β32.8x
5.5x
17.3x
59.1x
Current ratio
2.1x
1.8x
1.4x
1.5x
1.6x
Quick ratio
2.1x
1.8x
1.4x
1.5x
1.6x
Total assets
$18.8B
$17.0B
$18.9B
$22.6B
$29.4B
Total liabilities
$11.3B
$11.2B
$12.2B
$14.1B
$16.7B
Shareholders' equity
$7.4B
$5.7B
$6.6B
$8.4B
$12.5B
Net debt (β = net cash)
β$6.7B
β$3.5B
β$2.4B
β$7.1B
β$10.5B
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
β1,000%β750%β500%β250%0250%
FY16
Return on capital β
Return on equity β
Return on assets β
FY17
Return on capital β
Return on equity β326.5%
Return on assets β45.3%
FY18
Return on capital β
Return on equity β851.1%
Return on assets β46.0%
FY19
Return on capital β
Return on equity β318.3%
Return on assets β39.5%
FY20
Return on capital β
Return on equity β71.2%
Return on assets β20.6%
FY21
Return on capital β
Return on equity β38.0%
Return on assets β14.0%
FY22
Return on capital β
Return on equity β25.2%
Return on assets β9.2%
FY23
Return on capital 3.4%
Return on equity 2.5%
Return on assets 0.8%
FY24
Return on capital 13.8%
Return on equity 5.9%
Return on assets 2.1%
FY25
Return on capital β
Return on equity 15.1%
Return on assets 6.1%
FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Return on capitalReturn on equityReturn on assets
Piotroski F-score
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited passes 8 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
Test
FY23
FY24
FY25
Net income is positive
β
β
β
Cash from operations is positive
β
β
β
Return on assets rose
β
β
β
Cash from operations exceeds net income
β
β
β
Debt fell relative to assets
β
β
β
Current ratio rose
β
β
β
Share count didn't rise
β
β
β
Gross margin rose
β
β
β
Revenue rose relative to assets
β
β
β
F-score
7 / 9
7 / 9
8 / 9
Accruals ratio
β10.8%
β13.7%
β13.3%
Altman Z''
0.42
1.26
2.43
4
Price and value
What does the share cost, and how does it compare?
Similar companies
KIRAΒ· Sea Limited grew sales faster than 3 of its 4 similar companies.
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001703399). Data updated October 23, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months.
For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.